The Great British Bake Off host Noel Fielding ditches trademark black hair for new blond look

When you think of Noel Fielding, the first thing that comes to mind is probably witty banter. But the second thing that comes to mind is probably his trademark black shag cut, right?

He's rocked the jet-black hair at various lengths throughout his early years on The Mighty Boosh all the way through to The Great British Bake Off (although the 'do has been considerably shorter this series).

But now he's gone for a whole new look, which he's unveiled this week on Instagram. Gone is that signature jet black hair, and hello to the new bleach-blond Noel:

Now, don't call that picture above a selfie. Noel is sure to point out in the caption for the photo that his makeover image is most definitely not a selfie!

As striking as this new look may be, it's not actually the first time we've seen him as a blond. Anyone remember when he went from Goth 2 Boss on The IT Crowd? If not, enjoy the transformation below:

We're not sure why Noel's gone for the makeover, but maybe he's getting the jump on a holiday refresh. After all, he'll need to be looking his best since we assume he'll be spending it with Bake Off pals Prue Leith, Paul Hollywood and Sandi Toksvig again.

Earlier this month, Prue revealed that the foursome spent Christmas together last year, telling This Morning: 'We're going to do it again! [Sandi] made the mistake by offering to let us do it again and instead of us saying, 'Oh, it's our turn'... we said, 'Yes please Sandi, we'll come!' She cooks, she's a very good cook.'